Effects of clothing values on clothing deprivation among high school students PublicDeposited

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The present study was a part of a larger research project
investigating the relationships between perceived clothing
deprivation and selected social-psychological, socio-economic,
and social participation variables among high school students.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the
effects of clothing values and selected demographic
characteristics on perceived clothing deprivation among high
school students.
Survey methodology was employed. Questionnaires were
completed by students during class. The sample was composed
of 336 ninth through twelfth grade students who were enrolled
in home economics classes. The students were aged 13 years to 20
years with the mode being 16 years. About 82 percent of the
students were female. The majority of the students were
classified into the middle socioeconomic level group. The clothing deprivation measure was developed based on
previous studies by Brawley (1971), Brewton (1971), Edwards
(1971), Kness (1973), Cheek (1978), and Stuart (1983). The
clothing values measure was based on Creekmore's (1966) eight
clothing values. Duncan's (1961) socioeconomic index was used
as a guide to determine the socioeconomic level of the students
according to their reported parents' occupations. Descriptive
statistics, oneway ANOVA, MANOVA, Pearson correlations,
multiple regression, and Chronbach's Alpha were used to
analyze the data.
The effects of clothing values on perceived clothing
deprivation were tested by using Pearson correlation analysis
and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed positive
relationships between perceived clothing deprivation and the
economic and the social clothing values. Also, the economic and
the social values accounted for significant proportions of the
variance of perceived clothing deprivation. The aesthetic and
the political clothing values had negative relationships with
perceived clothing deprivation. However, they did not contribute
significantly to the variance of perceived clothing deprivation.
No relationships existed between perceived clothing deprivation
and the exploratory, religious, sensory, and theoretical
clothing values.
As hypothesized, socioeconomic level had a significant
effect on perceived clothing deprivation. The lower socioeconomic level students reported greater perceived clothing
deprivation than did the high socioeconomic level students.
The effects of grade and sex on perceived clothing deprivation
were not significant.
These findings partially supported the theoretical framework
that clothing deprivation would be influenced by the actual level
of clothing ownership which is closely related to socioeconomic
level and by personal characteristics such as values.